Friday, May 18, 2007

Presto Pasta Nights Roundup #12

Wow, there are now officially a dozen Presto Pasta Night Roundupswith so many glorious dishes that I really AM glad I thought of doing this. I want to thank everyone who has participated and hope that you'll all continue to join in the fun and tell your friends to join in too.

I admit it, though, this was a difficult week for me. Doing South Beach Diet, Phase One means NO, I mean absolutely NO pasta. Which translates to...I was drooling even more than usual when I was putting this roundup together. But enough whining, let's get to the PASTA!

First in, in spite of the fact her knee is killing her, is Glenna of A Fridge Full of Food. She proves that even the wounded and sickly can whip up a great meal with a little help from Paul Newman and friends. Here's her Pasta with Frozen Meatballs.

Sara of I Like to Cook is here with a story that made me smile. I too, love to have Food TV on in the background and I too, end up having to improvise when I realize I'm missing some (or most) of the ingredients. Here's her Rigatoni con Verdura inspired by Jamie Oliver.

Kevin of Closet Cooking joins us for the first time - a BIG welcome! He's from Toronto, so that alone is close to my heart. Plus he's got a great blog. He brings a wonderful light dish of Lemon Spaghetti.

It seems everyone is having warm summery weather but us. The talented Bread Chick is back with her always interesting microwave pastas (she's living in a dorm during the week, but that's her story to tell, I'll just share these great recipes). This one is EasyPeasy Pasta Salad.

Haalo of Cook (Almost) Anything returns with the prettiest Trofie al Pesto. Even those of us who have never successfully made our own pasta can be a star with these. In fact, I plan on doing it with whole wheat flour as soon as I'm done with South Beach Diet, Phase One (one more week to go).

Even though I didn't make any pasta this week, I decided to share some of my personal favorites. Okay, I only shared three and I really love every single imaginable pasta, but I was getting too tempted and had to quit. One more week and I can really participate.

I will be adding late additions to this week's Presto Pasta Night until Saturday. Any I receive after that will be part of next week's PPN Event. So don't forget to join in with the rest of us Presto Pasta Nighters. It's easy and fun. Remember that ALL noodles dishes count as pasta and "presto" or "lento" (I think that means slow) are perfect.